Giacomo Casanova's Escape
How did Casanova escape the Venetian Prison?
4.4 (31)
43 mins
Explore how Giacomo Casanova was imprisoned in the notorious Piombi prison in Venice in 1755 and began plotting an escape from one of the Republic's supposedly inescapable prisons. Uncover the elaborate plan, secret tunneling and extraordinary sequence of events that allowed Casanova to break free and flee Venice.
Ep 1:
Born in Masks: Casanova's Venice
From a sickly, forgotten child in carnival-era Venice to a law prodigy and disgraced Vatican secretary, discover how Giacomo Casanova learned to turn ruin into opportunity—one gondola ride at a time.
Ep 2:
The Leads, Paris, and the Lottery Fortune
Passion, betrayal, and a legendary prison break collide as Casanova's love affairs land him in Venice's deadliest cell, only for him to reinvent himself as Paris's dazzling lottery mastermind.
Ep 3:
Confidence Man to Immortal Memoirist
Behind the seducer's myth lies a con artist, a heartbroken philosopher, and a dying librarian—follow Casanova's wild final decades and the astonishing fate of the memoirs that made him immortal.
Discussions (5)
Zachery
Level 5 · 3 hours agoDon Giovanni had a ghost writer
August
Level 7 · 3 hours agoCasanova ran the original lottery scam, escape room, and dating app all before electricity. Respect.
Holden
Level 3 · 3 hours agowait so Casanova literally watched his "true love" CC get pulled into a whole erotic situation with a French ambassador and a nun... and he just went along with it?? bro said "pleasure conquered reason" and moved on lol
